Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-41vs USC | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 28-18@ UCLA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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Aaron Maldonado
Junior nose tackle for California. 2019: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
6′3″ · 275 lb · La Puente, CA
California 2019 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
DT recruit
No. 692 nationally · Signed with California
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 nose tackle for California. 2019: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2018.
Aaron Maldonado
This is his second year in the same defensive front at California. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against UCLA — Week 14, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at California, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with California3-star out of Bishop Amat
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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2019 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Justin Wilcox, all run-leaning offenses — 15-11 over that span.
2018California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2019California8-5HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | California | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | California | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology